MATERIAL MATTERS
JANUARY 2019 NEWSLETTER
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT ON
VILLAGE OF OAK PARK
The Village of Oak Park’s recycling program has long been a leader among municipalities in reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill.
 
In addition to a robust recycling program the Village of Oak Park also offers a food scrap composting program to residents throughout the community. Participants receive a special mobile cart for organics comparable in volume to three bags or containers of yard waste. Items eligible to be composted include yard waste, food scraps and unsoiled or food soiled paper products. Nearly 1,600 households participate in the composting program, which last year diverted 1,572 tons of organics from the landfill. More information about Oak Park’s recycling and composting programs is available at

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2019 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The 2019 Membership Drive is off to a great start! But we have very ambitious goals this year so please join so that the good work can continue to educate and inspire all of Illinois to Reduce, ReUse and Recycle.
Recycling News Links
Many articles caught our eye this month.

Are You Recycling Right?

Love This Story About Ryan's Recycling

The Ultimate Checklist for Selecting a GPS Tracking System for Your Waste Fleet

County in Illinois Doesn't Opt Into New State Recycling Program

Keep It Clean! Contamination of Paper,Plastic, Dumpsters put Programs in Peril

Are you Recycling Right? Waste Haulers Say - WHEN IN DOUBT THROW IT OUT

New Trash / Recycling Program Starts in Peoria

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful to Start Charging to Recycle Certain Items

Moline is Recycling Used Christmas Trees & Keeping an Illinois Business Warm
"To accomplish great things we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe."
Anatole France
Illinois Recycling Association, PO Box 6957, Villa Park IL 60181
708 358 0050